BSS: Department of Primary Education (DPE) has implemented various infrastructure development projects involving around Taka 540.20 crore in eight districts under Rajshahi division in last ten years. Abul Kalam Azad, Divisional Deputy Director of DPE, said Local overnment Engineering Department (LGED) supervised and monitored the field-level implementation works in Rajshahi, Naogaon, hapainawabgonj, Natore, Pabna, Sirajgonj,…
Sky News: A Manchester City fan who was mistakenly touted on TV as the next manager of Huddersfield has responded to the mix-up “in good jest”. Martin Warhurst was sitting in John Smith’s Stadium’s directors’ box watching City take on the Terriers when a Sky Sports reporter approached him and asked him whether he was…
DOT Desk: Jute goods manufacturers are taking part in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to catch the attention of foreign buyers on the back of quality products and growing use of the eco-friendly items, reports The Daily Star. Mohammad Wasiur Rahman, proprietor of Craft N Kraft, said he has brought more than 100 items…
NDTV: A police helicopter in Florida, USA, captured the moment a man fleeing cops was chased through a pasture by a trio of horses before being arrested. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office shared aerial footage of the chase on social media on Wednesday, where it has amused thousands of viewers. According to Click Orlando, the…
NDTV: A lookalike of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was spotted in Pakistan, and his video has created quite a buzz on social media. According to Gulf News, the video of the doppelganger was recorded in a market in the port city of Karachi. The short clip was initially posted on video sharing app Tik Tok,…
NDTV: A 33-year-old man who had been suffering from back pain decided to treat himself by resorting to an unusual remedy not supported by scientific research: he injected himself with a dose of his own semen every month for a year and a half. The “alternative therapy” baffled doctors at Tallaght University Hospital in Dublin,…
DOT Desk: Habitual and influential defaulters are the main barriers to bringing down delinquent loans in the state-owned commercial banks, according to the assessment of the lenders, reports The Daily Star. The banks placed separate reports to the finance ministry last month articulating the major reasons behind their rising defaults loans and ways to bring…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Rashidul Islam, the daily Manab Zamin’s staff reporter for Khulna, for four weeks in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, reported The Daily Star. Khulna’s Batiaghata Upazila Nirbahi Officer Debashish Chowdhury, also the assistant returning officer of the district for the…
DOT Desk: About seventy percent students of the country’s public universities are struggling to continue with their higher education due to severe accommodation crisis. The public universities seriously lack residential facilities and as a result, majority of the students of these educational institutions are compelled to reside in messes or rented houses, reports The Daily…
UNB: Polythene bags are everywhere – literally – and the world is not sure how to deal with them. Shopping bags made from polythene have become ubiquitous, showing up everywhere from the summit of Mount Everest to the deep ocean floors to polar ice caps. The main concern is the environmental challenge they pose. There…